In loving memory...

[Ginny Molly Weasley]

In loving memory of Gregory Tyler Renfrew, beloved brother, friend, and boyfriend.
December 2, 1995 to April 24, 2011

Life is a story.
And every story
Has an end.

Some happy,
Some sad,
Some tragic,
But yours...
Far too early.

We remember
Always, our angel,
Who you were and
Wanted to be.

Your story lasts,
Forever, in us,
In our hearts,
In our minds,
In our souls.
Eternalized.










*I did not make this video, nor does it directly relate to Greg, but the song fits the situation, I believed, so I decided to link it.

[Ginny Molly Weasley]

In replies to this post, in loving memory, I feel that we should each share stories about Greg or things we know about him, or something. To help keep alive his memory on this day that he died.

[Nymphadora Tonks]

Okay I guess I'll start..

Well, um, I remember the last time I talked to him. We were all talking about Halloween and who we would go as. Then I brought up the whole 'lets to as Percy Jackson Characters or Greek gods and goddesses!' And everyone said I should go as Aphrodite. I kept saying, "no, no, I'm not pretty enough people will just laugh at me." He didn't take anytime responding to that. He said I was more beautiful than any sunset and more beautiful than Aphrodite herself. I think that's probably the nicest thing a guy has ever said to me so it's kinda stuck in my brain. And being one who most people just see as someone to friend zone.. That was the best day of my life.

I'm so going to need therapy for all this..

[Remus John Lupin]

Well, here I am, and I thought I could share a few things about him.

We used to sit next to each other everyday in band class. Never thought I would know someone with the same last name as me, let alone play the same instrument. Though, his name is pronounced like Ren-Fro, unlike mine of Ren-Fr-Ewww, but it's from the same place in Scotland, as most Renfrews changed their names tot he Renfro spelling and pronunciation when they came over, though his spelling didn't change the pronunciation did. Anyways, probably shouldn't ramble on about that.

I knew him before I knew all of you, and I never even really was friends with his friends until his funeral, so I wasn't in contact with others that he loved and cared about, but he talked about them all the time. Especially, you all here and of course Skits and Jay. I remember one day I was eating a bag of M&M's, and I could swear he pulled a Skits moment, when he said they were his family I was eating, I didn't get it, then he explained what he meant by it. We laughed after that, and then got in trouble by our band teacher for being so loud, and eating in class.

We always were tied for first and second chair, always battling it out for first, but I think that he let me get first chair sometimes, because he was wickedly good, and I've never been as good as he was, but he saw that I did want first chair and was kind about it. Everyday we sat next to each other, and made jokes when we weren't playing, occasionally getting in trouble because of it, but the two of us were such great friends, even though that was pretty much the only times we really hung out together.

Then he died. I was quite sad, to say the least, and cried for a few days, before I got the power to keep going and force the tears back. Didn't help that the day I pushed forward and held back the tears that I was about to joke about the band teacher, one of our inside jokes, when I saw he no longer had a seat next to me. I went to the counselor that day, and eventually stopped crying again. I had to force myself to stop thinking about turning to my side and cracking a joke. Took me awhile to get over it, as I'm sure it was for all of you.

At his funeral, I met Felix and James, whom I had heard about, but never really met before, and the three of us comforted each other and became friends after that. Felix was much more affected by it than all of us, I could tell, and tried to bottle it up. I just wanted to make Felix happy again, and one day he seemed to forget all about it, and act normal, and happy, even when Greg was mentioned. Should've noticed that as a sign, as Tati and Ginny at least know, he had a bit of a bottled up reaction fairly recently, after the two had moved to Cali with Greg's parents, the two being adopted by Greg's family before they left. I wanted to visit him yesterday, but I couldn't, I fell ill, and was not able to, and now school is getting so busy I might not be able to for awhile. I wanted to tell him how we all missed him, and wanted him back.


Well anyways, thought I should share.

Holly
aka
Redd

[Ginny Molly Weasley]

Alright, I guess it's my turn. Greg and I were not very close, but at the same time were practically twins. My memories of him are kinda fuzzy and often are more memories of Skits or Jay than Greg, but what I remember most of all is how alike we were. We both played french horn, we were both the "nerd" of our friends, we were both the level headed sensible one (normally). There were so many personality traits we shared, and that made us really close, despite us being on two completely different schedules and hardly being online at the same time. I remember how I had known really early how much he liked Tatia, before they were even valentines. I watched and waited for them to get together, and was so happy when they did. I'll never forget the way he talked about her, and I'll never forget the way she talked about him.

[Ginny Molly Weasley]

Tatia wanted me to post this, which she made:

[Castiel Lysandr Flavian]

Oh, Greg...
Sigh.

I remember that he was ridiculously nice. Like, one of the nicest fucking people I ever met. I wish I'd spoken to him more; most of my memories are of Skits and Jay. I vividly remember how much he and Tat liked each other, though. It was amazing to see. They were sweet together. I cried for days after he died, I think. It's honestly all a blur. There's a chunk of my life that's all sort of swirled together in a fog of cigarette smoke. I wish Greg weren't in that cloud. On the off chance that I can make myself try to talk to him and hope that he can hear, I apologize.

I think I owe him that.

[Ginny Molly Weasley]

Forever Yours

I watch you,
I help you,
I miss you,
I love you.

You are my family:
My sisters,
My brothers,
My love.

I am your guardian.
I am your protector.
I am your angel.
You need me.

I should move on,
I have my wings,
I could leave you,
But I can't.

I am yours,
Your angel.
You are mine,
My family.

Forever yours.